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It used to be that a son could look at the father, and pretty much know what life was gonna be like as an adult.
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"It used to be that a son could look at the father, and pretty much know what life was gonna be like as an adult. There was confidence in that, and comfort in that, and frustration also"

- Clancy Brown

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This quote talks to the idea of generational connection and the idea that a boy could seek to his daddy as a role model and example of what life would resemble as an adult. It recommends that there was a sense of convenience and confidence in knowing what to anticipate from life, but also a sense of frustration in the absence of option and flexibility. It suggests that life was more foreseeable in the past, which there was a certain level of security in knowing what to anticipate. It also recommends that the absence of option and freedom might be a source of frustration, as it restricts the capacity for development and expedition. Eventually, this quote speaks with the concept that life was more foreseeable in the past, and that there was a specific level of convenience and security in understanding what to anticipate.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Clancy Brown somewhere between January 5, 1959 and today. He was a famous Actor from USA. The author also have 5 other quotes.

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